Planning commission considers moratorium on conditional use …
Dec 19, 2024 · City Planner Ryan Foster (left) reads out a memorandum as a preview to the planning commission’s discussion on implementing a moratorium for specific conditional use permit applications on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska.
June trial date set for troopers indicted for felony assault
Dec 19, 2024 · A trial will be held in June for the two Alaska State Troopers indicted on felony assault charges for their alleged conduct during a May arrest in Kenai. Both Joseph Miller Jr., 49, and Jason Woodruff, 42, are accused of assaulting Ben Tikka, 37, whom they approached while trying to arrest his ...
Homer man sentenced in drunk driving death | Homer News
A 22-year-old Homer man is slated to serve more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide for causing a 2021 vehicle crash that killed one and injured two others, according to a Friday release from State of Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor.
Coast Guard suspends search for 4 passengers of capsized boat
The search for four people missing from a boat that capsized Saturday night was suspended Sunday after a 24-hour search, according to a Monday statement from U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Travis Magee, assistant public affairs officer.
Homer man sentenced for sexual assault | Homer News
Allen Gonzalez, 29, of Homer was sentenced on Oct. 9 to 29 years in prison for sexual assault. Gonzalez was convicted by a Homer jury on June 14 of two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of attempted sexual assault in the second degree, two counts of sexual assault in the third degree, one count of first-degree witness tampering and one ...
Planning commission approves revised Doyon application
Doyon representative Zach Dunlap (right) presents the revised application for the Lighthouse Village redevelopment during a special Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska.
Ice dam causes Anchor River flooding | Homer News
Dec 19, 2024 · Floodwater overruns Anchor Point Road in the Anchor River State Recreation Area on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Anchor Point. Photo courtesy of Tim Hatfield A flood advisory was released on Tuesday, Dec. 10 by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the Anchor River near ...
Council to hold public hearings on ordinances | Homer News
Public hearings will be held Monday for several ordinances introduced by the Homer City Council at their last regular meeting on Nov. 12. Members of the community are invited to attend the meeting in person or via Zoom on Monday, Nov. 25 starting at …
Seward to celebrate holidays with fireworks, decorating contest
Dec 19, 2024 · The Seward Chamber of Commerce is marking the end of the year with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display and a Holiday Lights Contest. Fireworks are set for Dec. 31 at 8 p.m., per a release from the chamber on Wednesday. The fireworks will be launched from Seward Waterfront Park to be viewed against ...
Losing the light - Homer News
The gallery is now managed by Barnabus Firth, who was hired five years ago, although he worked with Lowell directly as a teenager. The 9,000-square-foot gallery is open to the public during the summer season; in 2024 there were approximately 6,500 visitors.